Bumblebee to Speak in Transformers: Prime Beast Hunters

any word on the VA? I know he's really difficult to track down and super shy about having been Bumblebee's iconic G1 voice, but after the fan service of Soundwave's line last week it'd be pretty awesome if they got Dan Gilvezan.

seriously the last episode

Meh. BB hasn't really been much of a major character in this show, nor has his beeping really been a hindrance since everyone understands him perfectly fine anyways, and Predaking and Soundwave just had big reveals of their own (both of which I felt were lackluster), so this is a bit... not really all that interesting.

craggy wrote:

njb902 wrote:Bah he speaks all the time...... We just can't understand him.

sounding like a Bop-It is not speaking.

How so? He makes noises that people/bots can understand. Isn't that all speaking is?

njb902 wrote:

craggy wrote:

njb902 wrote:Bah he speaks all the time...... We just can't understand him.

sounding like a Bop-It is not speaking.

How so? He makes noises that people/bots can understand. Isn't that all speaking is?

Maybe it should be rephrased at "Bumblebee to finally speak in a language the audience can understand"

Jack Hallows wrote:Samuel L. Jackson.

"BLEEP BLOP MOTHERBOARD INTERFACER, DO YOU SPEAK IT?!"

If they allow him to speak in the present, they better write it in better than the movies did. Maybe Ratchet or someone steals some high-tech equipment from the Nemesis?

Interesting. I agree with the general population: I wouldn't like it if he speaks in a flashback, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if it was.

Dan Gilvezan, yes please! Oddly, I can see Prime Bumblebee sounding like his original Generation One predecessor.

Sabrblade wrote:Frank Welker already does the prerecorded voice of Bumblebee before the beeps are added in, so I can see them using him.

Though, inner fanboy wish: Forget Dan Gilvezan! Gimme back JOHNNY YONG BOSCH!

JOHNNY YONG BOSCH! JOHNNY YONG BOSCH! JOHNNY YONG BOSCH! JOHNNY YONG BOSCH!

Unfortunately Johnny will unlikely be the voice because he is a non-union voice talent and unable to do a union voice gig such as Prime. Which sucks because he was a great BB in War for Cybertron.

Am I the only one that doesn't mind BB not speaking? Personally I found him kind of annoying in Animated, and the movies have established him as mute to a whole new generation. Plus the show has at least mentioned it on multiple occasions, addressing that it was Megatron who ripped his voice box out. It's served some emotional moments, not to mention that it's supposed to be cannon with WFC/FOC.

Prime has had a good amount of fanboy nods already. I like that there's some originality in things like R2 Bee (or at least a mix from different universes). I almost wouldn't want Dan, I don't like everything to just be a service to the fans, unless it just really fits. In 20 years half the fan base will be in nostalgic joy when a new series comes out with a beeping BB lol.

If it's a flashback, I guess that's fine. If his voice gets fixed, cool I guess. With Prime ending though his voice isn't really gonna stick with him being mute the entire series, unless it's just an amazing episode or the movie features him greatly (please no).